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Practices and perceptions in hamstring training for injury risk mitigation: A survey-based mixed-methods analysis (2025)
Journal Article

In this study, the practices and perceptions of sport and exercise practitioners regarding hamstring training for injury risk mitigation were investigated. Hamstring strain injuries (HSIs) remain a prevalent issue across sports, despite extensive res... Read More about Practices and perceptions in hamstring training for injury risk mitigation: A survey-based mixed-methods analysis.

Evaluating and Developing Force Plate Practice for Monitoring Lower-Body Neuromuscular Function in Soccer (2025)
Thesis

The aim of this thesis was to evaluate and identify a best practice for force plate assessments for monitoring lower body NMF in soccer. It was evident following a literature review and scoping review that there is a variety of options for force plat... Read More about Evaluating and Developing Force Plate Practice for Monitoring Lower-Body Neuromuscular Function in Soccer.

Match demands on officials and umpires across variations of lacrosse (2024)
Journal Article

The physical demands on lacrosse officials throughout different variants of the game remain largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to quantify the match demands of officials in field lacrosse (FL), box lacrosse (BL) and sixes lacrosse (SL). T... Read More about Match demands on officials and umpires across variations of lacrosse.

The Physical Performance Uncertainty Facing Lacrosse Officials for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 (2024)
Journal Article
Ripley, N., Fahey, J., & Quinn, M. (in press). The Physical Performance Uncertainty Facing Lacrosse Officials for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. Strength and Conditioning Journal, https://doi.org/10.1519/ssc.0000000000000873

Sixes Lacrosse (SL) is a newly developed format of field lacrosse (FL) to be included in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Officials are crucial to upholding the rules of the game and maintaining player safety. There is currently no evidence of the matc... Read More about The Physical Performance Uncertainty Facing Lacrosse Officials for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

Kinematic, Neuromuscular and Bicep Femoris In Vivo Mechanics during the Nordic Hamstring Exercise and Variations of the Nordic Hamstring Exercise (2024)
Journal Article
Ripley, N., Fahey, J., Comfort, P., & McMahon, J. (2024). Kinematic, Neuromuscular and Bicep Femoris In Vivo Mechanics during the Nordic Hamstring Exercise and Variations of the Nordic Hamstring Exercise. #Journal not on list, 3(3), 310-322. https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles3030027

The Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) is effective at decreasing hamstring strain injury risk. Limited information is available on the in vivo mechanics of the bicep femoris long head (BFLH) during the NHE. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to o... Read More about Kinematic, Neuromuscular and Bicep Femoris In Vivo Mechanics during the Nordic Hamstring Exercise and Variations of the Nordic Hamstring Exercise.

Early Versus Late Rapid Force Production During Single-Joint Isometric Hamstring Assessment Using Force Plates. (2024)
Journal Article
Ripley, N. J., Barber, R., Fahey, J. T., Fahey, J., & Comfort, P. (2024). Early Versus Late Rapid Force Production During Single-Joint Isometric Hamstring Assessment Using Force Plates. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004911

Ripley, NJ, Barber, R, Fahey, JT, and Comfort, P. Early versus late rapid force production during single-joint isometric hamstring assessment using force plates. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2024-The aim of this study was to assess differences... Read More about Early Versus Late Rapid Force Production During Single-Joint Isometric Hamstring Assessment Using Force Plates..

The Effect of Training Modalities on Bicep Femoris Fascicle Length Adaptations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses (2024)
Journal Article
Ripley, N., Ross, S., Cuthbert, M., Comfort, P., & McMahon, J. (in press). The Effect of Training Modalities on Bicep Femoris Fascicle Length Adaptations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. #Journal not on list, 1, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.47206/ijsc.v4i1.291

Bicep femoris long head (BFLH) fascicle length (FL) is a modifiable risk factor of hamstring strain injury (HSI) and is extremely adaptable to imposed demands. The aim was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the effects of di... Read More about The Effect of Training Modalities on Bicep Femoris Fascicle Length Adaptations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses.

Normalization of rapid force to peak force in an isometric hamstring assessment using force plates (2024)
Journal Article
Barber, R., Fahey, J., Comfort, P., & Ripley, N. (2024). Normalization of rapid force to peak force in an isometric hamstring assessment using force plates. Apunts Sports Medicine, 59(223), 100450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apunsm.2024.100450

Purpose The aim of this investigation was to determine the reliability of normalizing rapid force (RF) production to peak force assessed during an isometric knee flexor assessment, and to present a novel method of c... Read More about Normalization of rapid force to peak force in an isometric hamstring assessment using force plates.

Comparison between Short, Medium, and Long Fields of View in Estimating Bicep Femoris Fascicle Length (2024)
Journal Article
J. Ripley, N., Comfort, P., & McMahon, J. (2024). Comparison between Short, Medium, and Long Fields of View in Estimating Bicep Femoris Fascicle Length. #Journal not on list, 3(2), 153-165. https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles3020014

Measuring the bicep femoris long head fascicle length via the use of diagnostic ultrasound has become common practice within elite sport, using single images of between 4 and 6 cm. No study to date has compared single image estimations in terms of th... Read More about Comparison between Short, Medium, and Long Fields of View in Estimating Bicep Femoris Fascicle Length.

Effect of Sampling Frequency on a Unilateral Isometric Hamstring Strength Assessment Using Force Plates (2024)
Journal Article

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sampling frequency on the 90-90 (90-degrees hip and knee flexion) isometric hamstring assessment. Thirty-three elite female soccer players (age: 18.7 ± 3.7 years; height: 158.3 ± 5.9 cm; body m... Read More about Effect of Sampling Frequency on a Unilateral Isometric Hamstring Strength Assessment Using Force Plates.